A  JUDGE LIFTS QUARANTINE. NURSE HICKOX  THUMBS HER NOSE AT MAINERS.

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Nurse Kaci Hickox, 33,  is in the state of Maine, suing so she can run around among the general public. The state of Maine should not buckle under to this nurses threats. I would think that state health officials rules, regulations and mandates would trump a whining woman's total disregard for the safety of people's health and well being. But it  looks like wrong-minded, uninformed judge Charles LaVerdiere lifted the quarantine for Hickox. What does that tell you about people in the legal system who may have an ax to grind or has a political agenda? Instead of putting the welfare and health of the  people of Maine first this  judge let Hickox have her way as she thumbs her nose at the authorities. That's sad. My view - -nurse Hickox should have been taken into custody as soon as she left the residence. She should not be allowed to defy a quarantine.  Governor  Paul LePage should appeal this judges decision.

I would think if voters vote judges to the bench in Maine they should dump LaVerdiere  next election cycle.  I believe nurse Hickox complaints should have been tossed out immediately by the judge and any judiciary body. If we have judges in Maine that care less about the health and welfare of  its citizens I would suggest that the state of Maine's legislators take action and pass legislation to be certain other  judges follow mandates of health officials. The legislators should  make it perfectly clear that anyone coming in from West Africa be isolated and quarantined for the 21 day period. No excuses.

The judge said: "The court is fully aware of the misconceptions, misinformation, bad science and bad information being spread from shore to shore in our country in respect to Ebola," He also said the court is fully aware  that people are acting our of fear and that this fear is not entirely rational."

Wow!  The judge is suddenly a clairvoyant, a swami,  maybe he's  a latent medical  God of infectious diseases who, from the mountain top, makes his pronouncement that he knows people FEAR Ebola. He states people are acting out of fear when they request and require a quarantine. To him I would say - -No! Judge  LaVerdiere, people in the health community and government officials are acting in a rational manner  by placing restrictions on ANY possible Ebola infected person coming into the USA from West Africa.. These officials are acting in a prudent and reasonable manner when they initiate a quarantine policy. In Hickox's case the health officials and lawmakers were clearly acting to protect Mainers, as a precaution against Ebola. I would suggest that Judge LaVerdiere is the one that is out of touch and does not have the slightest inkling regarding the possible ramifications  of the lethal disease.

Keep in mind nurse Hickox  came home from West Africa and REFUSED to stay home and abide by a voluntary quarantine. She lied and broke  promises she made to state officials - - bluntly speaking, she "lied."

Here's a woman that appears to  be ignorant of the fact that there is a possibility, (no matter how slight,  she could infect the general population if she goes out among  them. Where's her concern for others?  This arrogant nurse, above all people, should have concern for the health and safety of others. But apparently she doesn't. However, it looks as though she wants her 15 minutes of fame in the spotlight so people will recognize her. I would think that in a lot of peoples minds she appears to be a totally untrustworthy person. And, then to top it off,  one of her antics was daring and inviting the media press people to shake her hand, touch her. What a stupid stunt. I would think until there is actual, definitive proof as to how the deadly Ebola can be totally erased from one's body without any recurrence in future all Mainer's and others around the country should consider using caution when interacting with a person that interacted with an infected Ebola patient.

I said it before and I say it again - -even the health official experts in the government does not really know and have a full understanding of the effects of Ebola on an individual. It is all GUESSTIMATES. To date there is no complete treatment and/or cure for this deadly disease  and there are NO  FDA-approved vaccines or cures for Ebola, and the experimental drugs to treat the disease are in the very early stages of development . I submit it would be more than appropriate to err on the side of CAUTION. Thus, quarantines should be imposed on any and all persons arriving from West Africa and definitely should be placed in at least a 21 day quarantine. That includes health care workers.

Will the fatal disease rear it's ugly head again  in a mutated way down the line? Will it, or can it lay dormant in an infected persons body for years and then reappear in some form or manner that was unknown or unexpected by the health care community?  Could that happen? It's possible. The  so-called experts doesn't really know.But if and when it does I predict there will be  a lot of finger pointing.There will be statements such as: "we had no idea that this would happen." "we had no plans for that to occur." "It wasn't our fault, we had no way to predict it."

Just as an example- look at some of the medications doctors prescribe today for various diseases and ailments. They prescribe the drugs saying the medication will help alleviate  and/or cure the disease. Guess what? In many cases, it doesn't. Two, three, four, five -- even ten and twenty years later they find that the medication did not do the trick and in fact did harm to the person and/or a disease has  mutated into another deadly strain. There are lawsuits everyday over bad medications and the damage it caused to a person years earlier. The harm is discovered only years later. By then it's too late. Who knows what the result will be of the medications being used on the Ebola infected patients today? Will they really rid the persons body of all and any traces of the Ebola disease? It's an unknown, people. As i stated before: look at Chicken Pox. It lies dormant in a persons body and then often  reappears causing Shingles, which can cause blindness, nerve pain for life, and even death. Then there is the reappearance of Tuberculosis which is now resistant to present day  medications.Now we are back looking for a cure, again.


I keep  shouting from the rooftops: Any person suspected of being exposed to an Ebola patient should be ISOLATED immediately; QUARANTINED immediately, treated at ONE LOCATION, ONE SPECIFIC FACILITY, by a specif team of health care workers. CONTAINMENT is the name of the game as far as I'm concerned and all of the above steps will accomplish that.

But people, containment with certainty will never happen until the ONE LOCATION, ONE FACILITY is enacted. Again, just within the last 48 hours another suspected Ebola patient was admitted to a Portland, Oregon hospital. I believe that patient should have been sent to a location specific for Ebola treatment rather than a hospital in a major city. The possibility of errors occurring at random hospitals across the country is like an accident waiting to happen.

What I also  disagree with is president Obama scolding Americans  and saying that anyone exposed to Ebola patients should not be isolated and quarantined. He goes on to say that doctors and nurses will not want to go to West Africa to treat and work with Ebola patients if they are going to be isolated and quarantined when they return. What a bunch of gobbly-gook that is. From my experience in the health field I found that doctors and nurses treat patients around the world mainly because they want to do the right thing and adhere to their oath. Being quarantined for  a period of 21 days after return from an infected country is just part of the package and they should know that going in.  Contrary to Obama's view I would say that the dedicated doctors, nurses and health care workers would not  let a 21 day quarantine, observation  period stop their commitment to doing their good deeds.

Obama is  not looking our for the security of Americans when he refuses to have every person  coming into the country from West Africa placed in quarantine for the 21 day incubation time frame. That move would be a prudent, common sense approach and I applaud Governor Christie, officials in Florida and Illinois  for putting in place stringent rules for possible Ebola infected individuals. Even the Pentagon is taking the step to isolate and quarantine military personnel who return from West Africa for the  21 day incubation period. And now Canada is banning flights from West Africa in to their country.  It seems every reasonable country and person is taking legitimate precautions against Ebola but - -Obama refuses to see the benefits and advantages to stop Ebola in America so he sticks to his stubborn point of view with total disregard for Americans.

Folks, it is my opinion that Obama and his  government health officials are just playing politics and wanting to be politically correct. And for him to side with nurse Hickox is a slap in the face for all Americans that expect the government, especially the administration , to protect their health and welfare. Obama says he does protect us  and the government says they do. They pass laws to keep people from smoking; what kids can eat in school; what they are not allowed to eat out of vending machines; what type of oils people fry  their food in. Mrs. Obama even has the government push rules and regulations to have children and people eat cardboard tasting, yucky food in the name of fitness.  This is all in the name of "we know what's good for you." " We'll take care of you Americans from birth to death." That is their battle cry.  YET, when one of the most deadly diseases on the planet is brought to America, Obama,  and his political correct government officials refuse to take a firm, hard stand on the Ebola crisis because they choose to play the voting, politic card. - And, that's my opinion.Make your own decisions. You decide.

Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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GOVERNOR CHRISTIE'S APPROACH TO EBOLA RIGHT ON TARGET

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It looks like Governor Cuomo is back peddling and playing along with Obama and his political correct posse when it i comes to QUARANTINE of suspected Ebola patients. I applaud the Governor of NJ, Chris Christie, for sticking  to his guns. I also applaud Illinois and Florida for deciding to quarantine possible infected Ebola persons.

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Tom Frieden, falls in line with Obama and tries to rationalize Obama's refusal to quarantine  possible infected people. This guy has been falling down on the job since day one of the Ebola crisis yet Obama continues to  put credence in his abilities. But in reality, Frieden will do and say anything his puppet master (Obama) wants him to say.

I submit QUARANTINE is a MUST. What is the first thing these government health officials said was necessary --- yep, quarantine , and  they did just that with the infected patients.But when it comes to a quarantine on travelers suspected of carrying the lethal disease they use excuse after excuse "not" to quarantine. We have one nurse, Kaci Hickox, who recently returned from an Ebola country who was placed in quarantine and she  cried and complained that the quarantine was "inhumane" and that she's being picked on. She even threatened to sue. And guess what,  she was released from quarantine. The government health officials should have told this whining, nurse to WOMAN UP! Quit your whining and do the 21 days, lady. I have no doubt that her employer would still pay her for the days she was out . Result: The nanny conditioned White House and health officials cave in and agree that there should be no quarantines regarding people  coming in from the Ebola infected countries. Can you imagine?

People, we have no CURE for this deadly virus and until we have a specific, accurate treatment for Ebola it WILL NOT ever be contained. It is no secret that most everything the government talking heads have told the American public so far about  the Ebola virus has been proven to be WRONG and/or untrue.

These muddled health officials led by Obama's cadre' continue to tell us that a quarantine on a national scale will not work, but do you notice these same people quickly QUARANTINE each and every person with EBOLA. It's as simple as 2 plus 2 equals four to a fifth grader. Hell, if there is someone who has Ebola that person should be kept away from those people that DO NOT have Ebola. It's not rocket science - -QUARANTINE  them for the suspected incubation period of 21 days. But the political word from the White House ignores the quarantine issue because they have an agenda.

Folks, so far the government spent approximately $500,000, just on patient Duncan in that Texas hospital for his Ebola treatment. Apparently it costs about $500,000 per patient and we have been treating patient after patient and I predict it will get worse and the cost will continue to rise as the Ebola patients increase. Duncan and his family didn't pay dime one for the treatment. They got a  free pass and I suspect all the other patients that have  been treated will have a ZERO medical bill from the government (courtesy of OUR tax money.)

Dr. Frieden and his colleagues that have been advising Obama should be turned out to pasture, in fact, FIRED would be better. They appear to me to be a bunch of Keystone Cops  blind to the dangers of a serious situation.  All in the name of politics. That's sad.

Governor Christie has it right and those other lawmakers from other states that agree with Governor Christie's position HAS it right - - QUARANTINE the traveler's. Better safe than sorry, right? Once the Genie has been let out of the bottle, it will not be able to be  put back in and contained. Governor Christie is on the right track.  I sincerely hope he doesn't waffle like Governor Cuomo.

Like I preached before in earlier blogs, I said from the start of this Ebola outbreak: AIR TRAVEL BANS is a must. Do not let anyone infected with the Ebola virus into the United States. Treat them at the source in the country where they contracted the deadly virus.  If there is any infected person diagnosed  in  the United States the protocol should be: ISOLATE immediately, QUARANTINE immediately and treat the infected person at ONE specific LOCATION in ONE SPECIFIC FACILITY with a specific team of health care workers.

And finally, any person coming into the United States from Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and West Africa countries shoud be QUARANTINED in isolation for the 21 days, away from any and all other people, with the exception of the health care workers observing and working the case. - And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.

Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph., O.M.D.
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VOTER PHOTO ID SHOULD BE THE LAW OF THE LAND. 

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The courts allowed Texas voter ID law to go forward. Hooray!

 A majority of the Supreme Court on Saturday rejected an emergency request from Obama's Justice Dept. and Civil Rights groups  to prohibit the state of Texas from requiring voters to show certain forms of photo ID in order to cast a ballot.

We have all these nanny's and  cry babies saying that requiring someone to  show a photo ID at the polls before they vote is mean and  discriminatory. What a bunch of  manure that argument is. The  groups that are against photo ID also say that it will affect Latinos and Blacks because the poor people can't afford an ID. WHAT? Are they kidding?  I believe that most everybody in the nation has some form of ID with a photo attached.

Many of the people that these groups and  whimpy lawmaker's talk about already have ID's. Let's remember everyone generally needs an ID to cash a check; open a bank account; drive a car; collect city, county , state and federal benefits, such as welfare and social security. Even to buy alcohol in a 7-11 or  liquor store the person has to show ID. They also need a passport and proper ID to travel into and outside the United States so -- hey! Come on.

The problem is the lawmaker's opposed to photo ID and the special ethnic groups that oppose the Photo ID plan clearly want people to vote that should not  be allowed to vote. Many of these lawmaker's  and groups have an agenda to allow illegal aliens and minorities to vote, perhaps multiple times.

One of the main reasons they oppose photo ID at the polls is that people can't afford an ID. Boy, are they reaching for straws. People, in many states if a person doesn't drive and have a drivers license the state will issue a state photo ID which  basically looks like a drivers license ID. It has a photo, age and other pertinent data to identify that person holding the identification. Plus Texas and other states that ask for voter ID give the  prospective voter ample opportunity to present other forms of photo identification . It's not like a person cannot identify themselves.

When my mother stopped driving at the age of 85-years-old, she relinquished her drivers license but she needed a photo ID so the state of California issued her the PHOTO ID for identification purposes. As I recall the cost of the photo ID card at the time was only $2.00 or $3.00 dollars. So my question? If a person claims they currently do not have a photo ID how much trouble is it to pay the state a few dollars to acquire one? If the person is elderly and can't afford the cost of a state ID card (as the people that oppose voter ID) claim. Why can't the children of the elderly person spring for the few bucks to have their parent issued a state ID card?

Folks, the other argument from those that oppose voter photo ID is that: there is not voter fraud occurring at the polls. They say because of that fact a voter photo ID card is unnecessary. How wrong  they are. There IS voter ID fraud occurring every election throughout the country. People vote  more than once. Others who are illegal aliens and people who do not have citizenship in the U.S. have been caught  casting ballots in an election. However, the groups and people that are opposed to showing a photo ID at the polls want to turn a blind eye to the fraud. Many of the groups and people have an agenda. I submit they actually want the illegal aliens, non-citizens and the fraudsters to cast a ballot. Some political parties  feel it is to their advantage to  have illegal votes cast in order to sway an election one way or the other.

I suggest that the only reason an individual would not want to show a photo ID to  authentic their person is because they have something to hide, (i.e.) they're not a legal citizen; they are an illegal alien; they are using a fraudulent name (some other identity); they are afraid to show up at a state office and present proof and identification that they are in fact the person who  wants to be issued a voter ID card.

But keep in  mind many of these same people that have objections to presenting a proper ID card at a voting booth are the same people that have  NO problems presenting identification to collect social security benefits, welfare and food stamps, cash a check, show identification when asked to identify themselves by a law enforcement officer, dealing with the school and educational system, etc.

So what is their big gripe about not wanting to show proper identification in order to cast a vote? They seem to be able to identify themselves for many other reasons -- why  not when casting a ballot to vote.  I submit the Supreme Court should make it the law of the land  that any e person who wants to cast a ballot in an election should have to  present a photo ID to verify that  person and their vote in in fact, legal. Voting in America is one of the most cherished rights an American citizen has. It should not be mucked up by a political party, a special group and/or a fraudulent person.  Finally, who would be afraid to show a photo identification at a voting booth if they are a legal citizen of the United States? It's clear that a state ID card is available to anyone in most states (at a very nominal fee, sometimes free), if they can prove who they are.  And, that's my opinion. Make your own decision. You decide.

Bradley W. Kuhnsd, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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THE ELDERLY LOSES OUT ON SOCIAL SECURITY COST-OF-LIVING (COLA) AGAIN. 

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Preliminary  figures suggest that the cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA will e less than  two (2%) percent com e January 2015. The government says gasoline prices are down from a year ago and so is the cost of clothing. Prices of meat, fish and eggs are up nearly nine(9%) percent.

Folks, those of us who depend on social security are feeling the squeeze and the idiotic small, tiny increase year after year. We people on social security continually lose that increase not only in the short-term, but we lose the compounding over time.

For the middle-class, for people who DO NOT qualify for low-income programs, they have to dip into their savings (if they have any) or they are borrowing against their homes  to get by.

Congress enacted automatic increases for Social Security beneficiaries back in 1975, when inflation was high and there was a lot of pressure to raise benefits. For the first 35 years, the COLA was less than two(2%) percent ONLY three times. In fact, if the COLA is less than two(2%) percent next year, (2015), it would be the FIFTH time in six years,

Folks, the elderly seniors are being dinged over and over again. They may get a small, pittance of and increase but generally the cost of their Medicare  share  goes up and in most cases the  person doesn't see any increase to spend. It is eaten up in the government's automatic raise for health care. So the small, tiny increase which will probably be (1.7%) is "zeroed" out, leaving the person with no increase at all.

I want to remind all you elderly people out there on social security that Congress, Federal employees, and public sector workers have seen  annual cost-of-living increases each year ranging from THREE (3%) percent, FOUR, FIVE and SIX percent. Some have even received up to a TEN (10%)   percent cost-of-living increase. So, tell me that's fair? It isn't.  The (lawmakers, federal employees, and public employees) have clearly look out for their own well- being and retirement but in essence tell the elderly senior citizen ( let them eat cake) while they gorge at the government pigs trough.

I would suggest the elderly people and all of those  dependent on social security benefits take to the streets demanding at least a THREE (3%) percent guarantee  annual cost-of-living increase. It can be done by Congress if they want to do . They just have to rewrite parts of a law. If it's good enough for the Congress, federal employees and public employees to receive 3,4,5,6 and even ten percent cost-of living increases each year, it should be good enough for the elderly seniors depending on the benefit.

Finally, I would submit that EVERY person in America, including (Congress people, federal employees, public sector employees) have to be enrolled in the social security program. Their employers and themselves should have pay into the social security system just like all of us PRIVATE sector people holding down jobs. Their retirement expectations  should be no different than what we in the private sector expect to receive when we retire.

As it stands now the social security COLA's are chained into the Consumer Price Index (CPI) . Many Democrats and advocates of older Americans have put a thumbs down on the  CPI indexing for a Social Security COLA.  They want a more generous COLA, that they say would reflect price increases faced by older American who clearly spend more of their income on health care. I totally agree with those Democrats and advocates of the elderly who want to see the social security COLA increased. That said, Congress should get of it's duff and find a way to calculate the COLA for social security increases that deal with reality. We need Congress men and women to stop looking out for themselves and think about the older Americans in this country and do what is right-- increase the annual COLA's other than depending on the CPI calculation. I would suggest that congress make sure older Americans receiving social security benefit COLA's see at least a THREE (3%)  increase each and every year, at a minimum. That is fair.

You can bet that if all of the Congress people, federal employees and public employees were paying into the social security system like the rest of us common folk the fund would be more than stable and secure.  Further, you can bet that if those lawmakers, federal employees and public employees had to depend on the social security benefits on retirement, (like the rest of us),  not on the public dole, the social security fund would never be in trouble because those government people would have some skin in the game  and wouldn't let it go for broke - -no matter what. - And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.

Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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TRAVEL BANS, ISOLATION & QUARANTINE IS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP EBOLA.

THE KUHNS REPORT

LAS VEGAS

Hello America, and how is the world treating you?

President Obama selected a Czar to take charge of the Ebola situation. Wow! A czar. Didn't we go through this czar routine over and over again, especially with the DRUG CZAR's. Where did that get America? We lost the drug war decades ago. The czars didn't do a bit of good. Did they? Now an "Ebola czar"  named Ron Klain, is Obama's point man. But folk, this guy has no medical or public health experience and background. He is nothing but a political appointee representing the White House.Klain was Obama's first choice for the position when I would think if Obama was that concerned about the health and welfare of the citizens of the United States he would have selected a person a least with infectious disease experience.

I suspect that this political friend of the White House is nothing more than Obama's way of dodging the bullet of being accountable for the Ebola crisis. This is just part of a dog and pony show by the White House.

Obama talks a good game but lacks the ability to take positive, responsible action in a crisis. He listens to a close group around him and in all likelihood goes with a majority consensus of the group meeting. The president came out and and said: " I have no philosophical objection"  to imposing a travel ban on West Africa but after talking wit his health officials and security advisers he came up with the excuse that it would be less effective that the measures already in place -- and would be counterproductive. Are you kidding? There are other countries around the world implementing  travel and visa bans on those from the West Africa. Again, the president is behind the curve and out of sync with other nations which will, in my opinion be a costly mistake.

Federal officials that are currently advising the president, said during a recent meeting that they place a special emphasis on the importance of stopping the virus in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea to "protect" Americans and the rest of the world from its spread. So Obama goes on TV and radio and says "we have to stop the Ebola at its source."

I agree . The fact that we have to stop the Ebola at it's source is necessary BUT that doesn't mean allowing infected people from these countries to travel will-nilly on airplanes and cruise ships to enter the United States. STOP it at the source, in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. That means ISOLATING the virus to those countries and dealing with it there. Until we have a resolution and solve the Ebola problem, we should NOT allow any traveler's from those infected countries into the United States.

People, it appears  the president and his federal health officials talk out of both sides of their mouth. The Federal policy and protocol is FIRST- ISOLATE the infected patient. However, they refuse to isolate the patients from our  borders. I suggest isolation is no different than isolating ONE patient here in the USA in a hospital versus isolating any and all traveler's from the countries spawning the disease. I suggest health officials and the president do as they say - -ISOLATE the disease at it's source , keeping it contained in  those West Africa countries, treating it there. NOT HERE in the USA.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the United States was already taking the necessary steps to protect the public. He also said: " the chances for a widespread outbreak in the United States remain "exceedingly low" despite the shortcomings in the governments initial response." That should give Americans confidence? The government officials has been screwing up continually and they screwed up right out of the gate by allowing the first patient to be brought back to the United States.

I say that if a disease is to be treated at the  source like Obama and his misfits claim, then they should not allow even one more  person into the United States that is infected with Ebola. The borders of the United States is every Americans house and should be protected from someone walking into our house with a deadly disease. ISOLATE the infected people to their own house, and treat them there, their own country. That's their house.  Further, I suggest that if  the president and his posse of talking heads want to treat the Ebola virus "at the source" then send our expertise and expert doctors in to those countries, the infected peoples house and treat them right there, on the spot, containing the disease "at the source."

Already we had infected patient Duncan, then infected nurse, Pham, then infected nurse, 29-year-old Amber Joy Vinson and don't forget the other doctors the administration allowed back into the U.S. before infected patient Duncan passed the disease on in America.

We are told that the second nurse (who was allowed to monitor herself) contracted a fever and went to the hospital. She was "isolated" within 90 minutes. Folks, that's an hour and a half and we are to feel confident that the health workers are doing a good job taking that long to isolate someone with the fatal Ebola virus. It shouldn't have taken that long to get anyone in an isolation unit. Talk about falling down on the job, Christ, they sure did. A lot of people could have been exposed and infected in 90  minutes.

It's very nice that these federal health officials go on television and show some workers wearing gowns, wearing rubber gloves and covering their sleeves and then taping the gloves but hey!!!! Does that make you feel confident? I don't. These  show- and- tells are for a play on television and is supposed to impress the American public that we are safe and  that  health care workers are being particularly careful.

With all this show- and- tell and assurances from the White House and federal health officials I would offer that this circus is nothing but (PC) "political correctness." As I predicted in an earlier blog the infected people in  the West Africa countries could quickly reach 10,000 or more a-week and as  this administration would have it, it's okay. They keep harping, "let these people come to the U.S. but how many infected people do we have to have come into the U.S. before we are "the source?!"

Folks, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that if we keep allowing infected people to travel freely to our country we will soon  have an epidemic here too. Common sense, folks. Using visa bans and banning air and cruise ship travel to our country will certainly prevent more infected people invading our shores. So, this stupid argument from Obama and his know-it-all crew that air travel bans won't work is unwarranted.

I also believe that these  laser temperature guns and questionnaires  is  a farce. People will :lie" on the questionnaire (infected patient Duncan did). Those tactics are just another way to placate the American public into believing everyone is safe.

We all need a passport or some type of travel papers to go from country to country. Is the USA to wishy-washy to ask other countries to flag those people that have visited and/or lived in the West Africa countries in question? It would be no big task to have that done. They should be flagged and prohibited from entering the United States. The people from those countries could be held in quarantine for the 21 day symptom appearance time period.

And, finally, as I suggested before - - the "Q" word. Lets quarantine  the infected people. We are not dealing with the common cold, we are dealing with a "death" sentence. Like I mentioned in an earlier blog I had occasion to go to the Leper Colony in Hawaii in the early 1950's, I can attest that  what we consider isolation, was not isolation at the colony. The infected people lived in  great housing quarters, they had  most all of the conveniences, even drove cars. Many drove the  Henry J. Kaiser automobile, which was popular in the early 50's. The Leper Colony was a living, breathing community. All the residents were Lepers and they did not consider themselves isolated. My point, even isolation can be made to be enjoyable.  Now, 60- years later the world has many conveniences that make life much better than it was in the 50's. The age of the computer, iPhones, Internet are just some of the things available. Large screen TV's, spas, movies, restaurants, High Def, super large screens for a a person to Skype  a call around the world is available. So, in quarantine an infected Ebola person can have all the toys at their disposal to communicate  world-wide, enjoy restaurants and social activities in ONE LOCATION without exposing their fatal disease to the general public.

Again, as I've suggested in prior correspondence -- ONE LOCATION, ONE FACILITY, manned and staffed by an expert team of health care workers to treat infected Ebola patients.. -  And , that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.

Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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ANOTHER IRRESPONSIBLE INFECTED EBOLA PATIENT RUNS AMOK.

THE KUHNS REPORT

LAS VEGAS

Hello America, and how is the world treating you?

The Ebola virus still keeps rolling along here in the USA. As I predicted  in earlier blogs there are those people that contract the Ebola disease and fail to report it to health officials UNTIL their symptoms are in the treatment stage. These people only think about themselves. Take  infected nurse, Amber Vinson. She thought nothing about taking a flight from Ohio to Texas. This woman put 70 or more fellow passengers at risk. In fact, the CDC is attempting to track down all of the passengers that was on the same flight as Vinson. Vinson was isolated when the plane arrived in Texas but keep in mind some of those passengers were within THREE feet of this infected nurse. She also exposed relatives and friends once she spent time in Ohio. It is reported that the state of Ohio is now trying to monitor 100 people this woman came in contact with.

The CDC health officials flatly stated that Amber Vinson SHOULD not have flown on  the plane saying she should have known better. But again, this is just another reason to quarantine and isolate ANY possible  infected  person for at least 21 days until the supposedly incubation period of the disease  has passed. Until Dr. Thomas Frieden and his ilk stop allowing  health care workers to voluntarily monitor themselves for the disease this merry-go-round will continue and the Ebola will spread. Health officials  HAVE to mandate and make it an order that anyone working in and around the Ebola patient be monitored by a team set up to do just that one task - - monitor health care workers.

Because of  this woman's total disregard for other people the relatives of Vinson who work at Kent State were asked to remain off campus. Lets see how that works out, right? They should not be asked - - I believe they should be ordered to stay off campus and quarantined for the 21 days in their own residence completely away from the general public. Hell, even  Vinson's apartment had to be decontaminated by teams of workers and all the residents in the building had to be notified. All because of the actions one person, Amber Vinson.  If Vinson was around children they may have been exposed, if so, they should not be allowed inside a school for at least 21 days - - and, I have my doubts regarding the 21 day monitor period. But that's another story all in itself.

Frieden, the director of the CDC, who acknowledged  "LAPSES" in his and other health officials handling of the Ebola outbreak still is  sugar coating the real dangers of Ebola virus. He says:  " The risk to other passengers on the  Frontier Airlines flight  is "very low." To me that is displaying a lack of urgency and seriousness of the disease. And yet, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, the county's chief political officer, said authorities were "anticipating" additional Ebola cases. He went on to say: " We are preparing for contingencies for more, and that is a real possibility."

Folks, you can bet there will be more. I've said that all along but as some health officials  tell America that there is nothing to worry about, other like Jenkins know there is something to worry about but still continue the "rosy glasses" routine.

Finally, I would suggest that the  men and woman that have been infected with the Ebola virus and disregard the welfare and well-being of other Americans by going out among the  masses should be held accountable and prosecuted. If exposing others to a deadly disease is not a crime, I don't know what is. And, I'll say it again and keep saying it until some of these dummy health officials and the administration listen up: That is, ONE LOCATION, ONE FACILITY. Isolation, containment and quarantine is the path to go down. Otherwise we will continue to have  infected patients like DUNCAN, (who lied), and Amber Vinson , who knew better than to fly on an airplane in her condition but did so anyway. It is people like this that will perpetuate the disease, passing it on and on to others. - And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions, You decide.

Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com

EBOLA VIRUS CONTINUES TO INFECT- WE NEED ACTION, NOT WORDS


THE KUHNS REPORT

LAS VEGAS

Hello America. and how is the world treating you?

The Ebola fiasco is still happening and as I stated in earlier blogs some of the people supposedly in charge still don't get it.

I also mentioned previously that there should be "ONLY" one center to accept and treat Ebola patients but because of political correctness the health officials turn a blind eye. For example, I mentioned in an earlier blog that I had occasion in the early 1950's to spend time at the Leper Colony in the Hawaiian Islands. The entire Island was dedicated to housing and treating Leper patients. The medical staff was trained, were constantly on site,  and had specific protocols and policy set up to treat the Leprosy and none of the Lepers were in contact with the general population off the Island. I would have to say that the isolation and the treatment given the Leper community was well organized and controlled. The disease was well contained.

As I proposed, specialized treatment units and location are ideal. That should be the watch word.
With the resources  the United States has it would be no problem to set up ONE location and ONE facility where all possible Ebola infected people are treated and cared for by a group of trained staff. From day one of the Ebola matter I have always maintained that the  federal government and its health authorities should mandate and require any/and all Ebola patients be sent to a highly specialized "containment" center. Money spent for the protection of Americans should come first, rather than giving BILLIONS of dollars to foreign countries who take our money and spit in our face.

It has been reported that "new" data  suggests that even "tiny droplets" of a patients body fluids can contain the fatal virus. And, I emphasize the word "new." So, believe me when I say that one careless nurse, doctor and/or health care worker can pick up some secretions and/or body fluids and spread the disease.

Again, I say that allowing each and every hospital in America to accept possible Ebola patients is a losing battle. Why? Because each and every hospital's emergency room is clearly NOT prepared to isolate , contain and take infection control precautions. Hell, at the present time there are hundreds of thousands of people that contract illness and disease while spending time in a hospital. In many cases a  patient comes out of the  hospital with a disease that  is worse that the ailment they went to the hospital for originally. Infection control in hospitals in the United States at the present time is dismal. Many patients become gravely ill, some die. A hospital-acquired infection is called "nosocomial" and the biggest offender causing a nosocomial hospital-acquired infection is "lack of hand washing." It's hard to believe but the truth is the truth. Doctors,  nurses, technicians and support staff frequently touch patients before  washing their hands, thereby transferring a virus and/or disease on to an unsuspecting patient. And now, these health officials tell Americans that they have everything  regarding Ebola under control? Hell ! If they cannot even wash their hands before treating a patient, what makes you think that they will not take short cuts and break policy and protocol with the fatal Ebola?

Case in point: One of the nurses, (26- year-old, Nina Pham) who treated infected patient Duncan at Texas Presbyterian contracted the  Ebola virus and then she came in contact with others at the hospital. There were also at least 70 other hospital staffers who were involved in  Thomas Eric Duncan's care. I would think these people warrant watching and monitored. Nurse Pham must have violated or ignored protocol in some way if she came down worth the virus. She contracted the virus and according to the talking heads that claim to know everything about Ebola say that policy and/or protocol HAD to be broken in order for Pham to contract Ebola. I believe it is "unacceptable" to have a health care worker contract the disease. You can't have it both ways, people. There is no such thing as being "only half pregnant." It's an  "either -or" situation. Pham either broke protocol or she didn't. My view is that if she followed policy and protocol she would NOT have contracted Ebola. The conclusion being: She contracted Ebola so she MUST have broken protocol and/or policy. Lets face it - - If you go to bed at night and there's NO snow on the ground and you wake up the next morning and there IS snow on the ground , one can conclude that indeed, it did snow during the night.  But the sad part of this case is Dr. Frieden initially indicated the nurse broke protocol in some way, shape or form BUT after a group of nurses complained about his statement saying he's blaming the nurse--Dr. Frieden., the head of the CDC back-peddled, and softened his remarks and apologized to the world and the nurse. Wow! What's that tell you folks. Here we are dealing with one of the most  deadly diseases in the entire world but to be politically correct and to sooth over hard feeling of a specific group it appears Dr. Frieden bends with the wind and is willing to change views in a heartbeat. Does that give one confidence in the governments edicts? I think not.

I see one of the failures in policy/protocol as  allowing these health care workers  who work with isolated Ebola patients to"self-monitor" themselves. As it stands, it appears health officials have been relying on an "honor" system . They expect health care workers to report any potential exposure and watch themselves for symptoms. I see that clearly as a dangerous move. Any health care worker may be afraid to report any symptoms and/or knowingly fail to report symptoms. I would offer the following: Have any and all  health care workers involved in Ebola treatment monitored by a team of experts. The government health officials  should not leave these workers the option to monitor themselves.

Folks, small hospitals across the country are not equipped to handle Ebola patients. They never will be. I have no doubt that nurses and health care workers in every position is  "frightened, afraid" because of the training they never received or the inadequate training they may have received.

I suggest that the  people  in charge like, Dr. Tom Frieden, head of the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention and state Health officials throughout the country are a "day late and a dollar short." Now, and only now, they are  screaming and yelling that they "will" set up training, policy and protocols. They intend to ramp up training NOW? Where were they when Ebola reared it's ugly head years ago? Ignorance is bliss, isn't it? I say Ebola training protocols should have be set up and in place years ago. I think people have been sleeping at the switch.

Mark my words, these health officials who are now telling Americans there is nothing to worry about will argue against treating any and all Ebola infected patients at ONE location, ONE facility. I will further predict these same health officials will say it's dangerous and high-risk to "transfer" the patient because it has potential to expose more people to the virus. To me, that's a lame argument. The Ebola patient would have to be transported in any event, whether from a residence, business, off the street, etc., by health care workers wearing the protective gear that was used to transport the first doctor who was brought back to the United States for treatment. So transferring the patient directly to one specific Ebola facility at one specific location for  isolation, containment and treatment would not be as dangerous as  allowing an Ebola patient to  "try" to be treated at some small hospital emergency room in some small town or city where the risks of an error would be enormous.

As I write this I understand that Dr. Tom Frieden, head of the CDC again went to the media and said something like: "We have to rethink how we handle Ebola." " Even a single case of Ebola is unacceptable." No kidding!

Here's a few suggestion(s) for the health officials that would rather talk, than act.

1.  Look at  the type of protective gear being used to  handle an Ebola patient.
2. Minimize the number of  heath care workers caring for an Ebola patient.
3. Have one specific team work with the Ebola patient.
4. Have members of that team trained with  specific policy and protocol to be followed by the numbers, checked off a clip board, not unlike a (flight check for pilots) as they gear up and progress through each phase of treatment and carried out to removing the protective gear.
5. And, most of all, transfer any/and all Ebola infected patients to ONE LOCATION, ONE FACILITY where all data, medical records and treatment can be closely monitored and controlled, preventing possible exposure to the general population outside the facility.

Note:  The one facility, one location for isolation and treatment might be: a particular military base that has been closed for years. It could be set up with the most sophisticated equipment and staffed with  the trained medical personnel most able to treat and care for Ebola patients. I would think this would  put  the military base to good use. The patients. would be centralized, contained and would avoid exposure to the general population of Americans. There also would be no opportunity for the Ebola infected people to ignore quarantine  rules and regulations.  They could be housed on the base as thousands of military men and women have been before the base closure.

A secondary suggestion could be  that Ebola patients be transferred to a ship for care and treatment. Keep in mind the United States has a number of medical ships already operating around the world and it would be easy enough to treat Ebola patients on a ship. Remember many of the ships in the United States fleet house 3,000, even 4000 or more individuals and since we already know how to equip a ship for medical treatments, one could be specific for Ebola patients. Again, One location, one facility.

6.Conduct frequent and periodic checks on any/and all health care workers and personnel working in the Ebola facility and around infected Ebola patients.

There clearly is many other suggestions that could and should be put in place to protect all Americans from the deadly Ebola but the ones mentioned herein is a start.

Finally, here's a scary though people. I predict that it will only be a matter of time, in the near future, before an illegal alien crosses our Southern Border carrying this deadly virus. And if I were a betting man I would put money down that the illegal will co-mingle with people in the community and pass the disease on to others before it is detected. By then -- the spread of this killer disease will be much more difficult to trace. That is what is happening right now in West Africa. People in those countries and their relatives are infected and they fail to report it. The result is now over 4000 deaths  and climbing, as of this date. I would estimate that within 9 months to a year the death toll in West Africa will reach at least 10,000. per month You can bet that the same will occur here because of our porous borders if Congress does not address the problem.

I  predict this scenario will happen because of our weak-headed lawmakers in Washington who are still playing games with securing our borders. Christ, they don't even want to suspend flights into the country or place visa bans on these West Africa countries (which would be a great first step). So wishing and hoping this lame Congress will  get some back bone, step up and "secure" our borders to " prevent the spread of Ebola" is just that - -wishful thinking. It's been reported by West Africa officials and officials in the United States that the Ebola epidemic in West Africa is clearly  "out of control." What does Congress not understand about "out of control?" You would think our lawmakers in Congress would learn by experience and from the past but they continue to ignore the warning signs and allow the lethal Ebola virus to gain a foothold in America. First, it was ONE patient, that ONE turned into TWO, TWO turned into THREE and so on, --- and it's going to get worse and the numbers are going to multiply if lawmakers continue on this irresponsible path.

I suggested that the first patient should not have been brought back to the USA, I said that he should have been treated in West Africa. Others like Donald Trump said the same thing. But  the dumb bunnies in Washington put a rubber stamp on bringing the Ebola patients back to America. Look at the result. The stock market has crashed and burned. In fact it fell by hundreds of points three and four days in a row. Airline stocks fell. People are afraid to fly. And, I predict that when the Ebola numbers continue to rise the lawmakers and  these same health officials that have been preaching the word will say they didn't see it coming and something unexpected caused the virus to "get out of control" in America. They will be playing the blame game and pointing fingers. - And, that's my opinion. Make your own decision. You decide.

Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com

PEOPLE POSSIBLY INFECTED WITH A DEADLY DISEASE  LIKE EBOLA OFTEN LIE.

THE KUHNS REPORT

Hello America, and how is the world treating you?

As prior blogs of mine attest, my predictions regarding Ebola have come to pass. So, I dare make another prediction. If people who are suspected of having Ebola and those that actually do carry the virus continue to ignore Health officials warning of staying isolated and confined to their home and voluntarily  quarantine themselves until the 21 days of expected infection has passed there will be many, many cases of Ebola showing up around the United States.

Two cases in point: The first is: The family of infected patient Duncan refused to follow the instructions and orders of the health officials in Texas. They didn't want to be isolated and wanted to venture out among the general public  even though they may have been infected with the deadly virus. Thus, because of their stubborn refusal to follow directions  guards had to be placed outside their residence.

Second case is: The NBC news crew that worked with American cameraman Ashoka Mukpo who was infected with the Ebola virus. He is currently being treated here in the U.S. at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. The NBC news crew had "AGREED" with New Jersey health  officials to sequester and isolate themselves upon returning to the U.S. but then "FAILED" to do so according to the New Jersey Department of Health. So, a MANDATORY QUARANTINE was issued late Friday and will ensure that the group will remain confined until October 22, 2014 the end of a 21- day maximum incubation period for Ebola. Now, the New Jersey Health Department spokesperson,  for the  Health Department, Donna Leusner, covers their butt by saying: " There is  no reason for concern of exposure to the community." Really? What if the crew eventually exhibited symptoms that showed infection with Ebola? The community would have been at risk. It's these kind of screw ups by health officials that will cause the disease to spread. This NBC crew should have been  mandated to be quarantined  "immediately" upon arrival in the United States. There should have been no if, ands, or buts about it. The crew should not have had a choice to voluntarily quarantine themselves. Why? Because like what happened, they broke their agreement and FAILED to  quarantine themselves.And like infected patient Duncan, who LIED to officials that he came in contact with  an infected Ebola person and his relatives in Texas refusing to stay away from the general population it appears that possible infected people do not give a damn about anyone that they may come in contact with and pass the Ebola virus on to others.

That's not unusual though. It happened with AIDS/HIV and other deadly diseases where the infected person refuses to stay away from others while infected. No matter what, that infected individual insists on  mixing and mingling with others. It's wrong but they do just that, usually rationalizing  to themselves that they will not infect others.

I also made an earlier prediction that if these infected Ebola patients are spread out throughout the United States for treatment it will be more difficult to get a handle on the  fatal disease and it will spread. I believe that any and all people diagnosed with Ebola should be transported to and treated  at one  "central" location. They should be isolated and quarantined at that "one" facility location. I submit that would be much safer for the general public. The entire country would feel confident that all of the infected Ebola  patients  was being cared for at a specialized location by health care workers who could control the environment at any given second. I also submit that there would be less chance of an error occurring at the one location rather that having an  incompetent health care worker who violates  policy and protocol at some hospital(s) spread out around the country. All it's going to take is "one" health care worker to screw up like the nurse and doctors in Texas did and the result will be crops  and clusters of Ebola infected people in different towns and cities across the nation.

In the 1950's I had the opportunity to travel to Hawaii and spend some time at the Leper  colony that was segregated  on one Island of Hawaii. At the time, it appeared to be a good model to treat Leprosy. It could be said that with such a deadly disease as Ebola, the idea of one facility, one location (like the leprosy colony) in  Hawaii  is a good argument for treatment and control. If it were up to me I would argue against having Ebola patients treated here, there, and everywhere throughout the United States. People, we are not talking about a flu, a cold, even heart disease, diabetes, and the myriad of other diseases that afflict mankind. We are talking about one of the most deadliest, fatal diseases on the planet.

I would like to see all of these health department officials (talking heads) that go on T.V. and play the political correct card and (we got it under control) card take swift, concise action which may include, but not limited to:  suspended flights from the West African countries;  a ban on visas regarding people from the West African countries; treatment  and quarantine of any infected Ebola patient done at one location in the country, at one facility.

I  would venture to say that if some of my suggestions are adopted we would have control of each and every infected Ebola patient centralized. Tracking, observation and treatment of the Ebola patient could easily be under one roof. This idea of "I think the patient is okay, release them." is bad medicine. Foe all pf the medical community's bluster and assurance that everything is just "peachy" is a disservice to the American public. I suggest that there is still a very lot of unknowns to this Ebola virus that the medical people are  unaware of (long term) and being afraid to make some people angry or upset by quarantine and isolation for the sake of a "free society" is ludicrous. - -  And, that's my opinion. Make your own decision. You decide.

Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr, Kuhns can be reached by email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com

THE BEHEADINGS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. DON'T LET THE GOVERNMENT FOOL YOU.

THE KUHNS REPORT

LAS VEGAS - Hello America, and how is the world treating you?

Another person was beheaded in the Iraq/Syrian conflict. Alan Henning, a British citizen, the fourth such killing by ISIS is now a  footnote in history. Mr. Henning's statement before he was killed was: " Because our parliament's decision to attack the Islamic State, I, as a member of the British public, will now pay the price for that decision."

Then a male voice says: "The blood of David Haines (another Brit)  who was beheaded was on your hands, Cameron, in reference to Britain's prime minister, David Cameron. " Alan Henning will also be slaughtered, but his blood is on the hands if the British parliament."

Following that the black-clan man later introduces another hostage he identifies as American Peter Edward Kassig , an aid worker, who delivered food and medical supplies to Syrian refugees. He said Kassig is the next person scheduled for execution. U.S. officials confirmed an American  with that name was being held by militants and  had no doubt the video titled: "Another Message to America and its Allies" was authentic.

The statement Alan Henning made  before he died was denounced by British and U.S. officials as propaganda  saying it was a forced statement as were all other statements from prior beheaded victims. They don't know that. That's political spin on their part. I say, what if those statements by these hero's were in  fact the truth? Why is it when an American, Brit or any captive pleads for their life and/or gives a reason for their oncoming, eminent death the governments official line is  the " statements were coerced." The U.S. has  their own propaganda machine.  It is the State Department's office for counter-terrorism propaganda  which is currently headed up by Alberto Fernandez. It is their job to spin, mask, manipulate and cover statements to make them fit the administrations point of view. Thus, when a captive pleads for their life and/or gives  statement before execution - - what is the truth? In many cases in the past where captives  asked for rescue and help saying they felt let down by the U.S. government, I have no doubt they sincerely meant it.

When the first Brit was beheaded prime minister Cameron went before the news people and said:
The beheaded man was a "hero" for dying. That's nice words, but it's all lip service. I agree that  the beheaded man was a hero for his good works around the world but what prime minister Cameron didn't say was that the man was also a "VICTIM,"  a result of the stubborn prime minister.  Many Muslim groups across Britain, including some organizations that blame Western interference for stoking the fires of war in Iraq and Syria, had been calling for Alan Henning's release but their pleas fell on deaf ears. I submit Cameron should have negotiated with ISIS and paid a ransom and the Brits should have agreed to ceased air strikes. But instead, Cameron stands up before the nation and plays "macho" saying the beheading is a  "terrorist  act." He said it was disgusting but he and Britain will continue to attack Iraq ans Syria. It wasn't a terrorist act. It was retribution and retaliation for the Brits air strikes, nothing more.

The Islamic State made it very clear that the only reason for the beheading of British and American citizens was because of the air strikes in Iraq and Syria. They told the world that if the air strikes stopped, the beheading would stop. But because the USA and British officials don't want to lose face, they keep spouting the old line "we do not negotiate with terrorists."

Should we negotiate the release of hostages. You bet! Why? Because other countries do it. Lets look at American hostage freelance journalist Michael Foley, who was beheaded. The kidnappers and people holding Foley had only one thing in mind ...  that was ransom, MONEY. They sent an email to the Foley's. Foley's parents John and Diane, turned the email over to the FBI people assigned to the case. The agent told the Foley's  it was a crime for American citizens to pay off terrorists.  They stopped the Foley's in their tracks, threatening them with prison time. Then the FBI left the Foley's hang out to dry. They were on their own. But believe it or not, the FBI DID NOT  tell the Foley's that other hostages from Europe being held along with their son have negotiated ransoms for their release. The United States hands -off policy was very different from the position taken by European countries that "quickly" negotiated the release of their citizens in exchange for  CASH.

The FBI was no help at all to the Foley's. The government made it  very clear that no ransom would be paid. The United States and  Britain are the only  two countries that hold to the zero- concession, negotiation policy.

The Europeans set up a task force which included foreign ministries  of France, Spain, Switzerland and Italy. They waited for the kidnappers to reach out, and when they did, intelligence services of one of the countries took over and negotiated with the Islamic State. When proof- of- life of the  hostage was  verified  a counteroffer of the ransom demand was made. According to a person involved in the negotiations for the hostage release the average negotiated ransom for release was only about  TWO MILLION EUROS. My view: Pay the money, U.S. government. What price can you put on a persons life?

The emails sent from the kidnappers to the Foley parents also seemed to be addressed to the U.S.Government, (i.e.) Obama, Congress, the administration. It read:
" You were given many chances to negotiate the release of your people via cash transactions as other governments have accepted."  " We have also offered a prisoner exchange to free the Muslims currently held in detention like our sister Dr. Afia Sideiqqi however you proved quickly to us that this is NOT what you are not interested in. "You and your citizens will pay the price of the bombings."
Folks, ONE WEEK later the horrific video execution of  James Foley occurred.

Lets talk about hypocrite president Obama. When it come to negotiating, on one side of his mouth he says it is strictly a "no negotiating" policy for release of a hostage. But - - out of the other side of his mouth he orders the  EXCHANGE of "FIVE" top Taliban detainees for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, a military man who was allegedly said to be a deserter. A man some of his comrades said was a coward who ran away from service and duty, seeking sanctuary. FIVE dangerous killers of the Taliban for a deserter? Was it a fair trade? Obama thought so. He told Americans he had no regrets for the trade.Yet, when it comes to paying a few bucks to release journalists, aid workers and others doing good works for the U. S. our government plays the "we don't negotiate" card. My heart goes out to the Foley's and all the other VICTIMS  families who's sons could have been brought home safely. And, now  the Islamic State has Peter Kassig scheduled for beheading, courtesy of  this administration. Where's the justice?

Do you think Obama and congress will step up to the plate and pay a ransom of a few million dollars or release a prisoner in exchange for Kassig?  They clearly could. and should, but I have my doubts. Folks. the Foley's and  the other parents would have been arrested if they  attempted to negotiate with the kidnappers but Obama can pick and choose who he wants to negotiate for. What's wrong with this picture?  I would suggest that the United States and Britain get with the rest of the world and negotiate for hostage release.

We could have had all of the people that were beheaded home if only we paid a few dollars for their release but apparently Obama and Cameron like to play the game of "Chicken" and  "I dare you to knock this chip off my shoulder."

Cameron and his parliament and Obama and the congress go before the media  and say the beheadings are disgusting and they tell us  that is the reason we are fighting a war in Iraq and Syria. They blame the war  on barbarism. How dumb is that?

If Obama and Cameron would catch up on history and culture they would know that a beheading in the middle east region is not uncommon at all. It is not disgusting to the people that live in those countries. That is a way of life with many of these groups as a way to mete out justice.   Hell, it's not uncommon for different sects and factions in the middle east to impose a penalty of death and the method is that of beheading. Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region have "chopped off" the hands, even the arms of a thief. The sentence of death often results in the beheading of the  criminal. There are other methods of death rendered in the region. One is stoning a person to death when citizens are ordered to take stones from a pile and throw them at the alleged criminal or crime violator until that person is dead. Disgusting? To us, maybe. To those living in those other countries, -- No! It's common place. It's part of custom and culture.  Yet, our officials in America and Britain think it barbaric.

Lets talk about disgusting and monstrous  acts. Most every day in the United States criminals commit heinous crimes and yes, they behead their victims, they torture the victim, there has been numerous cases where the criminal dismembers the victim and scatters the remains, sometimes in water or along roadsides; others put dismembered body parts in garbage bags and dispose of them in rivers, lakes, and the ocean. There is no limit what one person can do to another but to have people like the British parliament,  the U.S. congress, Cameron and Obama stirring the pot using something like beheading as a pretext to go to war and spend billions and trillion of dollars is a farce.

I've always maintained that the British government is the "lap dog" of the United States. Whatever the U.S. wants, the British government complies with and plays along for money, prestige and power.

It should be noted that ISIS and the militant groups currently in conflict in Iraq and Syria has always said they do not want any Western and/or foreign powers interfering in their internal squabbles. The people of Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and other areas of the middle east DO NOT want want us there on their soil. I tend to agree. The fight is between different ethnic and religious groups in the region.

I will make another prediction: We here in the U.S. will be attacked by  the Islamic State if Obama, this administration and congress DO NOT cease air strikes in Iraq and Syria. I submit that it is the fault of Obama, congress and the administration of constantly provoking and agitating these mid east countries. It it apparent that the U.S.  has the intent to try to convert other countries people to the path of democracy when it is just as apparent  their people's do not want OUR democracy. So, the only reason we will be attacked here on our soil is  because of  our governments meddling in internal problems of other nations. It is a good bet that these other countries will RETALIATE because we brought a war to their country.. People, you can't blame them because we would do the same thing.
And, if we are attacked I would also predict the president and congress will shout to high heaven - -"we were attacked, we have to respond, retaliate." But they will not mention that we started this whole mess by preemptive strikes in these other countries.

The middle east wars have been going on for  centuries and it is clearly none of America's or Britain's business.   But I guess the "greed" for oil by Western powers trumps common sense. I would suggest that we allow those  different factions in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan to fight it out among themselves, without Western help. Then, which ever power in those countries come out on top that is the  regime we deal with.

Folks, we spent TRILLIONS of dollars in Iraq the first go-round to train their military and build up their country. But now, only ONE HALF of the Iraqi military is reliable, people we could count on. We also lost 4000 LIVES to  give Iraqis their freedom the first time. Now, this administration wants to spend MILLIONS, if not TRILLIONS  of dollars taking the  war into Syria. People, the sectarian divisions in the middle east has been on going for centuries and it will go on for centuries to come. Just because we think other nations/regimes  should be democratic like the United States doesn't make it so. We cannot force our beliefs and way of life on others.

I say, put yourself in  Iraq or Syria's place. If some country commenced air strikes on , say -- California, you can bet  all of Congress and the American people  would be in an uproar. We would be squealing and  shouting that we will retaliate. In fact that is what occurred  regarding the World Trade Center. We were attacked and we, with all our bluster,  said we are going to retaliate. Well, we did. And, I say it should have stopped there when Osama Bin Laden was killed. But -- No! The old talking heads in Congress and arm chair military people wanted to start a war and conquer another country. OIL, MONEY, DRUGS, POWER , folks. It seems that's the name of the game.

And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.

Bradley W.Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com

I PREDICTED EBOLA IN THE UNITED STATES-AND  IT'S NOW HERE

THE KUHNS REPORT

LAS VEGAS - Hello America, and how is the world treating you?

As I predicted, the Ebola is let loose on America. When the U.S. brought back the Ebola infected doctor for treatment weeks ago I said that it was a stupid move and  would be the beginning of the end, allowing the Ebola to get a strong foothold in the United States. Folks, my prediction came to pass. Since the first Ebola infected doctor, there have been several others brought back to the USA, courtesy of  our government. I also predicted that some ignorant or incompetent health care worker would allow the Ebola to escape notice - - that happened.

Just the other day an infected man FINALLY identified as Thomas Eric Duncan was treated at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. Believe it or not this  man carrying the deadly disease was sent home with antibiotics by, you guessed it - - an incompetent nurse, who even knew the man came in from Liberia, the place where thousands died from Ebola. However, the nurse still ignored the situation.  Then, he was readmitted and it was discovered Duncan  contracted Ebola. Currently it is estimated that Duncan came into contact with more than ONE HUNDRED people outside and inside the hospital. What does an official from the hospital say?  Mark Lester said: " Regretfully, the information wasn't communicated throughout the full team." REGRETFULLY? Come on! Other officials at the hospital said: "WE DROPPED THE BALL." Really? And, this was a hospital, like many others who said they trained for the event of accepting an Ebola infected patient. The hospital was supposed to have strict protocols in place and trained staff  were to be on the ready. Wow!

Ebola's generally take 21 days for its symptoms to appear and with that in mind I say that an extremely high vigilance is required when caring for patients with the disease. I also maintain that even the "smallest" lapse in infection control will allow the accidental spread of the virus to health staff. For example: a nurse or health care worker touching their face and or eyes with gloved hands that came into contact with an Ebola victim can  clearly contract the virus. In the  first case in the U.S., Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital failed miserably and that should be a wake up call for the government to set down a specific protocol that every hospital and health care worker in the country has to follow. This idea of each hospital setting their own guidelines is unacceptable.

News Flash! People. The U.S. Health officials said the country's  health care system was well prepared to contain any spread of Ebola. Who are they kidding, folks? Even the CDC officials tell the public that there is nothing to worry about - -they have it under control. What? This is the agency that had events mishandling  small pox and anthrax.  That certainly doesn't give me great confidence in believing what the CDC says.

As I am writing this the radio news  just reported that a FOURTH AMERICAN has come down with Ebola. He is a 33- year -old photo journalist employed by one of the major networks. However, the U.S. is again bringing the infected person back on American soil. I am totally against this procedure. I have always said the infected people should be treated outside of the United States.  Why? For one, there are quite a number of mobile units  equipped and manned by professional health care providers from the United States that are capable of treating the Ebola patient in the countries where the disease is centered. Now, we have still another case reported in Washington, D.C., where they suspect Ebola. And it has been reported that the former Ebola patient Dr. Richard Sacra who was treated at an Omaha, Nebraska hospital for weeks and cleared by the CDC has again been readmitted to  UMass Memorial Medical Center for upper respiratory problems. Can you see the effect of bringing the Ebola  patients to America for treatment? It clearly appears there is poor screening of persons coming in from Liberia and Nigeria, Guinea, Sierra Leone and West Africa. And that poor screening seems to pour over here in the U.S.  Is it time to halt flights from those countries? It's a thought.

Should the Ebola patients be identified? My view is that the U.S. Government should identify, by name, age, gender  and address each Ebola patient. I submit that the general public has the " right to know" who they may come in contact with, for their own protection. The general public should have the choice of choosing who they associate with. Full disclosure, transparency is the watch word. Not secrecy. I say when the government, the CDC and other health facilities cloak the identity of Ebola patients they are knowingly putting the public at risk. As a note, just today, the health District an officials in Dallas moved Mr. Duncan to an UNDISCLOSED LOCATION.  That's wrong. Tell Americans where the guy is.

The question of suspending flights to and from afflicted countries should also be addressed. A possible visa ban on travelers from those countries should be considered.  When Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the  National  and Infectious  Diseases was asked  about the travel bans he quickly and abruptly said: "absolutely not." His reasoning: He said- " When you start closing off countries like that, there is a real danger of making things worse." He went on to say:  " You can cause unrest in the country." "It's conceivable  that governments could fall if you just isolate them completely."

I disagree with Fauci. His logic is silly. Nations and countries will FALL because of a travel ban? Ridiculous? Here's my take on travel bans. They  should be imposed. Why? because NO ONE is closing off any country completely as Fauci's scare tactics imply. On the contrary we are treating people in those countries. Come on!  It's  just a travel ban. His idea of  a visa ban causing unrest in the country is also overblown. Another scare tactic. These countries already  have unrest and wars raging as well as  having thousands of cases of Ebola present. It is nothing but prudent and common sense to impose a visa ban. Considering Ebola is a is disease which is "lethal" NINETY (90%) of the time, action is needed - -not words and posturing.

Already the United States is in those countries fighting the Ebola virus and president  Obama, just within ht last 24 hours said he will  send money and heath care workers to those countries to combat Ebola, at the source, in those countries where it is active. These actions will only encourage the people in those countries to be treated by American doctors and health care workers.

I think people like Dr. Fauci , Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of the CDC, and officials of the government want to play the political correct game by saying it's okay to allow  possible afflicted  people with a  deadly disease to freely come and go in America.  My view,  it is nothing  but good simple logic to want to protect our borders and the  public health of all Americans. I don't believe it is alright to allow  any possible infected people with a deadly disease to come and go as they see fit.  Infected patient Duncan is a poster child for visa bans and flight restrictions. This guy "knowingly" LIED to cover his illness so he could fly around the globe and go about his business with a total disregard for other humans. And, it didn't stop there. His family in Dallas refused to comply with health officials  requests to stay home. It took guard to enforce that request and order.

It  seems very easy for these official types to play Russian Roulette with the lives of American citizens. But I would offer that since we have   numerous health professionals on the ground (boots on the ground, so to speak) in  those countries, the first priority by our government should be to protect American citizens and that is by suspended flights and visa bans. Would any of us, including Dr.,Fauci, president Obama , Dr. Frieden and all of these political correct nanny's  let someone into their house who they knew had a disease which could decimate their entire family?  I think not. And, allowing possible  infected people from their home (THEIR COUNTRY of ORIGIN) into our home (AMERICA) is ludicrous. Side note: Where the hell is congress? They should be imposing flight suspensions and travel visa bans as we speak.

Do you really think that the government and/or health officials would take responsibility if you or your family members contracted Ebola from coming in contact with this man or any other infected Ebola person? The answer is, "NO."  They are in all likelihood using the excuse of  "patient privacy" however, I would suggest it is a matter of public health and public protection." There is no real reason to cover up. They should pin point who has Ebola and where those people are located. Officials are always first to say they are looking out for "all" of us and " it's in the interest of public health"  (i.e), smoking, drinking, what foods and drinks we can consume, etc. ( a nanny government) but when it comes to deadly diseases like Ebola, AIDS/HIV and others they quickly say they are "protecting the patient."  Ebola is one of the  "deadliest" diseases known to medicine but  simple protocols and safe guards are ignored or over looked by  health care workers here in the USA. Go figure.

The CDC and government officials continue to say that there is nothing to be alarmed about when it comes to Ebola but based on their track record I think there is quite a bit to be worried about. Also, if you notice, any reports in the news media (newspapers, Internet, radio, television, etc.), the officials are always telling the public there is nothing to fear, they have it under control . What else would they, or could they say? They paint a "happy face" on all reports and sing the Kumbaya song.

Do you readers really believe that the government officials and agencies would tell you that they let a lethal, fatal disease loose on the public? It is only after the fact, when they get "caught" that they say they made an error. Thank God for the Press and journalists that go after the real stories.

Right now, relatives of Duncan, the infected Dallas Ebola patient are quarantined in their house with guards making sure they don't leave and come in contact with other people. I  give the health providers credit where credit is due and this was a good move. And, get this - - these relatives of Thomas Duncan DID NOT WANT TO COMPLY with the request to stay home. They refused to stay home. That was the reason for the guards. That goes to show you how people think and have no consideration for public health.  The relatives  could possibly be infected with the deadly disease but they wanted to go out among the public  anyway. The  officials need to "contact trace" meaning observing anyone who came in contact with Duncan for symptoms such as high fever and if symptoms occur the person has to be put in isolation. Yet, this family didn't want to cooperate with authorities. In fact, Mr. Duncan himself lied on an airport questionnaire in Liberia, because he said he HAD  not cared for an Ebola patient or touched anyone who had died from the disease, according to the Associated Press. That again proves my point that people who can and may carry a fatal, deadly disease which could decimate humanity will LIE to cover up. According to Liberian officials they intend to prosecute Duncan for his lies and cover-up. I  would agree with their decision.

Supposedly any people that comes in contact with an infected Ebola person is quarantined for three weeks, beginning on the last day they had that contact. I disagree with that policy. I think it is too short a time.

Also, fair to mention. What about the bed sheets, mattress, clothes, utensils, tooth brushes, towels, wash clothes etc. that an infected person may have used, before being hospitalized? I have no doubt that relatives of Duncan came in contact with those items. What is proper disposal? Who really knows what is proper disposal? As I stated before in an earlier article/blog I believe  such items should be incinerated, burned. Why? Because of body fluids of the infected patient.  Saliva, diarrhea, urine, vomit,  even sweat, can transfer the disease. That's scary, people. Good hygiene is often neglected by persons in the general population. For example, many actually use the  restroom and  continually fail to wash their hands before leaving the facility. I need not mention the thousands of studies that have shown feces, urine, vomit and other body fluids found on door knobs, restaurant menus, typewriters, computers, etc.... and the list goes on.

Folks, do you see how easy it was  to let this monster loose in America? The arrogance and know it all attitude of some in the health field and government never ceases to amaze me. When the decision was made to bring the first Ebola patient back to America we were told there is no way Ebola  would get loose. We were told that the patient would be treated at a very secure facility completely equipped to handle this one case. Now there are Ebola patients being treated throughout America at numerous heath care facilities. The chance of the fatal disease being multiplied is now out there.

People, I say, and predict again, like in Dallas, there will be a health care provider and/or worker who will make an error, miss the diagnosis, mishandle the case because of incompetence and allow the deadly disease to spread in to the general population.

Further, I say that all Ebola patients should be quarantined in a facility for  at least six months to a year because no matter how much these  medical/health people and agencies say they got it down, that their on top of it,  and that they know all about Ebola and they know how to treat it,  is a joke.

I maintain that there is quite a bit of unknowns that come  along with Ebola. Like AIDS/ HIV the health organizations and community are at a loss for a cure and ignorant to the possible of the long term  effects that may result down the road in these infected patients. The heath professionals that treated  the first few patients here in the United States and claimed victory and said those  infected people were CURED is living in a dream world.

Just a simple example,- A person gets Chicken Pox. That person is treated but a virus lays dormant in the persons system for years, even decades,  and then , one day, the person comes down with the painful and sometimes deadly Shingles. Another example could be likened to Arthritis, A person at a young age, even in their teens has Arthritis in their body . No one really knows why. However it lies dormant in the body and then,  years or decades later comes to the forefront, crippling the person. Folks, there are many diseases that afflict millions of people around the world that later manifest itself years or decades later.

Remember, CDC officials and  Mr. Lakey said: " Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital was one of the most sophisticated hospitals in America." They went on to say: "  They've done a lot of education related the the preparedness for Ebola. Lakey also said: " Unfortunately connections weren't made related to travel history and symptoms."  Again excuses after the fact. It appears everything is "UNFORTUNATE" when incompetence, errors and ignorance allows a killer disease loose on the public. I submit that if, indeed, this hospital was prepared the staff and administrators would not have allowed the man to leave the hospital with only antibiotics to treat a cold or flu. They would have clearly recognized the problem and treated it accordingly. They did not! They failed! Fact:  There was even  a FIVE DAY delay in any removal of soiled items and materials from the apartment Duncan was living even after he was hospitalized. I say that was still another official blunder. The word is  that Judge Clay Jenkins, Dallas County top Administrative official went to the apartment with two epidemiologists to apologize for the delay. Again, an incident " after-the-fact" that shows how willy-nilly Ebola is being handled. Apologizes and news bites with the media people to get face time is not what Americans need. We need action. Action speaks much louder than words.  That misstep allowed  relatives and family to be exposed to the disease.

People, it's actions such as these that prove my point of  how easy it is to have a total screw up by staff. So don't tell me that the CDC and the health care community has the Ebola disease under "control"  and can "assure" the public they can contain the virus like  Zachary Thompson, director of Dallas County Health and Human Services claims.

To substantiate my view and opinion I would like to say that Reuters news service claimed they interviewed nurses, some from Chicago who clearly say that:  we are not prepared for Ebola in America. The " Texas case is a perfect example," said Micker Samios, an emergency triage nurse at Medstar Washington Hospital Center, the largest hospital in the nations capital. It appears nurse Samios and other nurses agree with me that there was a flaw in diagnosis in addition to communication errors.

Here's some frightening figures:  A survey by  National Nurses United of 400  nurses in more than 200 hospitals in 25 states found that  SIXTY (60%) PERCENT said their hospital IS NOT prepared to handle patients with Ebola. EIGHTY-TWO (82%) said they were not trained to handle Ebola cases,they  didn't have the proper equipment such as gowns, masks and protective gear nor training in proper disposal and handling techniques of an infected patients contact materials. It's like Obama saying: "We under estimated" the conflict and battle in Iran and  Syria. I submit that government, CDC,  and health administrators are certainly under estimating this devastating, lethal disease.

So as I predicted early on: I said the Ebola disease would be released in the USA and  that prediction came to pass. Mark my words - -as long as the government and health officials continue to play the game of cover-up, non-disclosure and secrecy regarding Ebola patients this situation can and will only get worse. And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.

Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr, Kuhns can be reached by email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com